A submilliwatt terahertz high-temperature superconductive photomixer array source: analysis and design

Author

Saeedkia, Daryoosh ; Mansour, Raafat R. ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada

Volume

15

Issue

3

fYear

2005

Firstpage

3868

Lastpage

3873

Abstract

A continuous-wave terahertz photomixer array source made of a high-temperature superconductor material is proposed, and its radiation characteristic is studied. Employing photomixer/antenna elements in an array configuration increases the available terahertz power. It is shown that a submilliwatt terahertz power is achievable from a typical array structure. The beam steering capability of the proposed device is also investigated.

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave mixers; superconducting arrays; superconducting mixers; beam steering capability; continuous-wave terahertz sources; high-temperature superconductor material; radiation characteristic; submilliwatt terahertz high-temperature superconductive photomixer array source; terahertz antenna array; terahertz technology; Antenna arrays; Frequency; High temperature superconductors; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical films; Superconductivity; Continuous-wave terahertz sources; high-temperature superconductor (HTS); photomixers; terahertz antenna array; terahertz technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2005.852908

Filename

1504860